HARRY YATES:  

Written on January 24, 2015 My parents moved from Arkansas to Tucson in 1954 where my mother worked as an elementary school teacher for TUSD and my father worked as a purchasing agent for Davis-Monthan AFB. Both passed away about 7 years ago - just a couple of weeks apart. They had been married for 62 years. I no longer have any connection with Tucson - just memories. I attended Blenman Elementary School, Doolen Junior High School, and Catalina High School. I also attended the University of Arizona, Arizona State College, Northern Arizona University, University of Miami (Florida), and graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969. Afterwards, I enrolled in a graduate degree program at the Colorado State University. While living in Tucson, I was a member of the Catalina Methodist Church and the Order of DeMolay (a youth organization sponsored by the "Masonic Lodge") with Alan Bonney (CHS '65), John Dyer (CHS '65), and Claude Sneed (CHS '65). I was also a Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. In 1970, I was selected to serve in the U.S. Peace Corps in the "República de Colombia" in South America. Instead, I moved to Canada. I've been here for 45 years. I am a peaceful, polite, and gentle person; Canada is also a peaceful, polite, and gentle country. I have two middle aged sons - one of which now lives in Austin, Texas - and the other lives in Canada. I still own property in Arkansas and Louisiana, but nothing anymore in Tucson. I am retired from the position of Human Resource Manager for the Judiciary, Criminal Justice, Court Services, and Corrections Branches (Correctional Officers, Probation Officers, Deputy Sheriffs) of the Department of Justice for the Government of the State of British Columbia located in the City of Prince George. I was employed there from 1985. Due to reorganization of government se...Expand for more